Tony Minichiello, the coach of Jessica Ennis, has hailed a multi-million pound
development of an old warm-up athletics track in Sheffield as a “superb”
training venue once the city’s Don Valley stadium closes.

Minichiello’s endorsement comes as the city’s politicians and sporting
administrators unveiled proposals for what they described a the “biggest
Olympic legacy project outside the capital”.

At the heart of the proposals, announced less than a fortnight after the
decision to sacrifice the Don Valley stadium to save money, are more
ambitious plans for the revamped athletics facility at Woodburn Park a mile
away.